Tuia ki runga
Tuia ki raro
Tuia ki waho
Tuia ki roto
Tuia i te here tangata.
Ka rongo te ao
Ka rongo te po
Ka tihei wā mauri ora
Drawing from mātauranga Māori practise and principles, Aroora is a bicultural well-being philosophy that is applicable to people of all backgrounds.
Aroora is the framework which we use to inform our management practise and the model we use in the kaupapa Māori programmes we deliver.
The word Aroora can be broken into two kupu (words) Aro, meaning to turn towards, focus on, or concentrate on, and Ora, meaning health, life, well being.
Aroora and tikanga
Tikanga is guiding principles, Aroora has seven tikanga which allow us to express rangatiratanga and manaakitanga key elements of the Aroora philosophy.
- Whakapapa/connection
- Pono/perception
- Aroha/love
- Mana/energy
- Tika/rightness or correctness
- Āio/harmony
- Ānāianei te wā/presence
Aroora and ira tangata
Aroora encourages people to be conscious of 5 elements of the ira tangata (human element) which affect a persons ora.
- Hinengaro/mind
- Tinana/body
- Wairua/spirit
- Whānau/heart
- Mauri ora/life principle
Aroora and direction
Aroora reminds us to have focus, and to the ich we use to inform our management practise and the model we use in the programmes we run purpose and to keep connected to what’s important in life. There are 3 Aro in Aroora.
- Arotahi/focus
- Aronga/purpose
- Arorangi/relationship
Aroora programmes
We are currently delivering a programme supported by Te Puni Kōkiri called ‘Kāhu kōrako’ to support Māori leadership across the organisation. Check out this mahi here:
We are also working hard to improve the cultural competency of the organisation.
Aroora in the community
We have run programmes in the community in the past and are currently seeking funding to get programmes running in the community in 2021.
Our team
Meet the team that delivers Aroora
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Our team
Hollie Russell - Kaimahi
Ko Moumoukai tōku maunga
Ko Waitirohia me Ngā Nuhaka ōku awa
Ko Ngāti Rakaipaaka me Ngāti Pākehā ōku iwi
Ko Hollie tōku ingoa
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Arts
(Masters with distinction in cultural anthropolgy)
Pool Lifeguard Practising Certificate
Outdoor first aid
Hoki ki tōu maunga,kia purea ai koe ki ngā hau o Tāwhirimātea.
Return to your moutain and be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea.
Jamille Ruka – Kaimahi
Ki te taha ō tōku Pāpā
Ko Whakatere te Maunga
Ko Taheke te Awa
Ko Taheke te Marae
Ko Ngati Pakau te Hapu
Ko Ngātokimatawhaorua te Waka
Ki te taha ō tōku Māmā
Ko Te Tārai ō Rāhiri te Maunga
Ko Mangakahia te Awa
Ko Nukutawhiti te Marae
Ko Ngati Toka te Hapu
Ko Ngapuhi te Iwi
Ko Jamille Te Rautangata Ruka tōku ingoa
Qualifications:
Bachelor Māori Performing Arts
Certificate of Waka Ama, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
Pool Lifeguarding Certificate
ZUU Certified Fitness Instructor
Ankorr Certified Fitness Instructor.
Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei.
Seek the treasure you value most dearly, if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain.
Scott Linklater
Manahautū o Te Raki ma te Haumi Māori o CLM
CLM Northland Regional & Māori Relationship Manager
Ko Taiāmai me Rangaunu ki uta.
Ko Hokianga me Waimāmaku ki tai.
Ko te whare tapu o Ngāpuhi i reira tonu.
Ko te mauri he mea huna ki te wai.
Ko ōku hapu, ko Ngāti Pou, ko Te Roroa, ko ko Te Popoto, ko Te Whiu.
Ko Ngāpuhi tōku iwi
E huri noa ki ōku whenua tāwāhi,
ko Kōtirangi, ko Airangi, ko Ingarangi.
Kei kora ki te raki, ko ngā Motu o Orkney.
Ki te hauāuru, ko Kintyre, ko Ayrshire, ko te Motu Kānapanapa.
Ki te marangi, ko Moray, ko Fife, ko Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Ki te tonga, ko Berkshire ko Cornwall.
Qualifications
• Bachelor of Sport Science.
• Diploma in Elite Sporting Performance.
• Pool water treatment and operations.
• Approved chemical handler.
• MBTI/EQi2 Certified.
• Pool Lifeguard Practicing Certificate
Te toka tumoana,
The rock it stands in the ocean,
Ka tu, ka tu, ka tu.
It stands, it stands, it stands.
